Ahmed was kept in a "tiny, dirty" room with no toilet, no regular food and no medication as his physical and mental health worsened significantly.

Since then, the petition has passed 10,000 signatures, as well as receiving support from Natalie Bennett, the former Green Party leader who stood in Sheffield Central at the 2017 general election.

The University of Sheffield have said they "can't comment" on specifics to do with the case. When pressed for comment yesterday, the Home Office told us that "detention and removal are essential parts of effective immigration controls."

He is still set to be deported and there is no certainty that he will be able to continue his Software Engineering studies, on which he has spent £57,000 in tuition fees over the last four years.